Mo ldedCa seCi rcui tBr ea kerTh emo l

d edc as ec ir
cu itb reak erisat ypeo fc ir
c uitb reakerwi tha
hi
g hc urrentra t
in go fu pto2 500a mp s.Th esea r
eg e ne rallys eenwh er
et h ec urre ntratinge xceeds
t
hel imitso fth eMCB( Mi niatureCi r
cuitBr e ak er).Th isc ircuitb reakerwo rkso na
t
he rmal-ma gn etict ri
p pingme c hanis mwh eret h ethe rma lme c hanismi su sedf o ro ve r
load i
nga nd
ma gneticisu sedf ors ho rtcircuitco ndition s. Itc ane as i
lyd i
ss ipateac urren tofa ro und1 0 k-2 00k
amp s.Th eya reu sedt op ro tec
te qu ipme n tlik eg en erato rs,elec t
ricfeede rs,c apac i
torb ank s,mo tor
s,
et
c .
DCCi rcuitBr eak erADCc ir
c uitb reakerp rote ctsele ctricale quipme nto pe rati
n gwi t
hDCa n dhas
additi
o nalarce x ti
n gu i
sh ingme asu res
. Th e sea r
er elativ elyn e wt echnolog iesf ormo stho me own er
s
beca us
emo sta p plian cesa reu sedint heh o me wo rkwi thACc urrent.
Th esec i
rcu itbrea kersareu sed
with2 4VDCt o4 8VDCp rogramma blel o gicc ontrolle rs(PLCs ).
HDVCCi rcuitBr ea kerHVDCc ircuitb rea ke risas wi tchin gd ev i
cetha tinte r
ru ptst hen orma lfl
ow
ofc urr
e ntinth ec ircu it
. Th esetyp eso fc ircu itb reake rsp rov ideav er
ye ff
icie ntwa yo fpo wer
t
ran smissiono v erv erylo ngd istanc esan da ren owa da ysu sedi nv ari
ou sg reene nerg y
gene r
ation.Wh ent h eHVDCc ir
c uitb r
ea ke ro p ens ,t
h es wi tchc losesint heLCc ircuit.Du etot he
chargedc ap acitor, t
h ed isch ar
g i
n gc urren tsta rtsflowi n gi nt heo p posi
ted irec t
iont ot hel oadc urre
nt
carrie
db ythec irc uitb reak er
. Du etot his, thea rcingc urren tb eginstop rod u cema nyn a
tu r
alz eros
.
Bul kOi lCirc uitBr ea kerTh eset ype sofc ircu itbreak er su seo ilarcq uen chin gme diaa swe lla s
i
ns ulat
ingme d i
ab e t
we ent hec urren t
-carry ingc on t
ac tsa ndt h ee art
hingp a rtso ftheb r e
a ker.Th e
amo unto fo i
lr eq uiredi nt hisc i
rcu itbrea ke rd e pend so nt hes y stemv oltage .Ab u lko ilcircui
t
breakerr equiresal arg eta nkwh i
c hi ncrea sest h ec osta n da lsoi ncreas
e sth ewe ighto fthec ircuit
breaker.
Mi nimumOi lCi r cui tBr eak e
r Mi nima lc ircu itb r
e ake ru seso ila sthein ter
ru ptingme d i
a .Thistype
ofc ir
cuitbre ake rwi llk ee pthei nterruptin gu nita tthel iv ep otentiali
na nin sulatingc h amb er.Since
l
essa mo untofo ilisr equ ir
e ditisc a l
ledami nimu mo ilc i
rcu itbreaker.
AirCi rcuitBr e ak erAst hen ames ug gests, thisc i
rcu i
tb reake ro perat
esi nt hea ir.Ai rc i
rcuit
breakersa r
eu sedf ort hep u r
po s
eo fp rotec t
in gl owv o ltagec ircu i
ts,ma inlyf ora c t
iv a
tinga nd
cutti
ngo f
fth eh ig hc u r
ren ts.
Ai rBl astCi rcuitBr e akerTh eAi rb lastc ircu itbrea ke re mp lo ysah igh-pre ssurea irb lastasa narc
extinguishingme dium. Th istypeo fc i
rcu itb re akerisu se dino pent e
rmi n alHVa p pli
c a
tionswi tha
voltager angeo f2 45k V, and4 00k Vu pt o7 65k V, esp ec i
allywh erefas tbre ake ro perati
o nis
re
q uired.
SF6Ci rcuitBr e ak erTh eSF6c ircuitb r
e ak eri sat ypeo fc i
rc uitb r
eakert hatu se sp ressurized
Sulp hurHe xaf l
u o r
id eg ast oe xt
in gu i
sht h ea rc .Itisas tron gd ielectr
icg aswi thb etterins ul
atingand
ar
cq uenchingp ro per ti
est hana iroro i
l.Iti sc o mmo n lyu sedf ora rcque nch ingi nh ighv o l
tage
ci
rc ui
tb reakersu pt o8 0 0k Vi np o we rsta ti
o n sa nde le ctricalg ri
d s.
Vac uumCi rcui tBr ea kerTh isty peo fc ircu itb reake rismo stl
yu sedinh i
ghv oltag ee l
ectrical
systemst op erfo rmas imi l
arfu nctiont ot h eb re akersi nah o mee lect
ricalp a nel.Th ef unc t
iono fthi
s
devicei stoc uto ffp o we rtoa ne lec tr
icalo utleti nc aseo fas h ortc i
rcuitore l
ec t
r i
ca lfaulttoa ll
ow
ma nuald is
c onn ec t
io no ft hec i
rcu i
ts oth a titc a nb er ep aired.
Sing l
ePo l
eCi rcui tBr ea kerI ne le
c tri
ca lp an els,s i
n gle-p oleb rea ker
slo okl iken arrows wi t
ch es.
Sing l
ep olec i
rc uitb re akersa reu sedf orma nya pp l
ica ti
o nss uc ha sgen eralligh tingo u t
lets,
vacu ums ,f
a ns, po we rto ols,cu r
lingi rons , ou t
d oo rligh ting, r
a dios,comp uters, DVDp l
ay er
s,a ndair
comp ressors.Sin glep olec ircui
tb rea kersa ret y picallywi redwi thah otwi rea ndan eutr
a lwire .I
f
overloado ccu rsi nas ingle -
p ol
eb r
e akerc ir
c uit, onlyt h atsp ecificbreak erwi lltrip.
Do ublePo leCi rcui tBr ea kerDo ub le-
p oleb rea kersc o ns i
sto ftwoh otwi resc onn ectedtoan e ut
ral
wire.Wi tht hi
sd esig n ,
ift hereise v eras h ortc ir
cu i
ti nt h ewi reso feitherp o le,b othwi lltri
p. These
ar
et ypic al
lyu se dt os ervic eas i
n gle2 40 Vc irc uit,bu tc ana lsob eusedt os e r
v i
c etwos ep ar
ate
120 Vc ircui
ts.

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